WorkflowHelpers Class

Article
2012-08-13

Contains static methods to assist in validating and processing workflow operations.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Build.Workflow.WorkflowHelpers

Namespace: Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Build.Workflow
Assembly: Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Build.Workflow (in Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Build.Workflow.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<ExtensionAttribute> _
Public NotInheritable Class WorkflowHelpers

public static class WorkflowHelpers

[ExtensionAttribute]
public ref class WorkflowHelpers abstract sealed

[<AbstractClass>]
[<Sealed>]
type WorkflowHelpers =  class end

public final class WorkflowHelpers

The WorkflowHelpers type exposes the following members.

Methods

	Name	Description
	CombineMetadata	Gets a ProcessParameterMetadataCollection that contains the specified baseMetadata parameters combined with the overriding overridingMetadata parameters. Values from overridingMetadata are kept if there is a conflict between the two data.
	DeserializeProcessParameters	Creates and returns an Activity object by deserializing the data in the specified XAML string.
	DeserializeWorkflow	Gets the Activity object described by the specified XAML markup.
	FindResource	Gets a localized string describing the resource at the specified ID.
	GetCombinedMetadata	Gets the metadata associated with the process parameters defined in the specified Activity.
	GetDefaultMetadata	Gets a collection of metadata that supports the built-in process templates (default and upgrade).
	GetMetadata	Gets the value of the metadata property of the specified activity.
	GetProcessParameters	Gets the process parameter information from the specified activity and returns it as a dictionary.
	GetProcessParametersAndMetadata	Gets the process parameters and metadata from the specified process.
	GetProcessParameterValue<T>	Gets the value of the specified process parameter. If the process parameter does not exist the default value is returned.
	SerializeProcessParameters	Serializes the specified process parameter and values into a XAML string.
	ValidateWorkflow(Activity)	Validates the specified activity tree.
	ValidateWorkflow(Activity, ValidationSettings)	Validates the specified activity tree using optional settings provided by the caller.